Padlock for tire carriers and the like



Dec- 18, 1928. 1,695,696

H; B. PAGE v PADLOCK FOR TIRE CARRIERS AND THE LIKE Filed Feb. 11, 19242 Sheets-Sheet 1 "ijmwru H. B. PAGE PADLOCK FOR TIRE CARRIERS AND THELIKE Filed Feb. 11, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 -v ably'cecuredthereto, sothatthelockcasemay,

Patented Dec. 18, 1928.. i

u NIT ED J-STA TEQSZ HARRY B. m 'orm'w HAVEN, ooN-NElorIoU'r;Assrcnoa'ro' shRGEN'r & ooMJ renter nEwHAvEN, connncrroun rAnLooK FOB,TIREoAnnI-Erts Ann TIHEHLIKEJ v Application fi1ed Eebruary 11,1924.Serial No. 692,005:

1 invention relates to padlocks and more particularly to apadlockprovided with an improved type of" shackle mechanism whmhco-operates withtlie-locking mechanism within thelock case and with theparts which are adapted to be'secured by the lock. a

. In some situationsit. is difilcult to employ a padlock provided withthe ordinary shackle which is usually Ushapedfin form, 1 the end of oneof the legs of-the;U being permanently but movably secured" within theloclgand the other end co-operating] with: the locking mechanism tosecure the shackle in closedvor locked position. In" some vcases when aespecially in the use of pa dlocks 'in connection' with tire carriersluponi automobiles, and; while the form-of myiinvention shown in thedrawings is particularly adapted to 'such'use,

it willbe understood thatlthe invention capable of broader applicationand the prin-.

'ciplesthereof may be used iii-other relations.

Further, in the typeof padlock which5I haw e illustrated asiembodyingmyinvention,

the shackle member j WlllCl] islocked to the caseis arrangedsothatfitmay be rotated relatively to the case when in lockedposition sothatthelockmay not be destroyed by turning the shackle relatively to thecase with "a wrenchor thelike, as is sometimes thecase withpadlocks incommon use, i

Oneobject of my invention the of a padlock provided, with a novel formof shackle mechanism whichmaybe inserted-ins to the parts to belockedjtogether with facility, and at the same time will eflicien-tlylock these parts together in'the desiredjposition. 7 Another object ofmy invention is to provide a padlock with a shackle member which may bedetachably and-adjustably secured to the lock and to provide the lockcase with means permanently secured thereto to coprovision of apadlock-havinga pair of oiitheuses contemplated} i be applied to'themembers to. be locked together from'one side thereof, and-the detachvable shackle applied from the other side Further objects of nventionarejthei 1; provision of a padlock which maybe simple in'v character andeconor'nically made "but which will at the sametime befefie'ctivein useand-which may be easily securedinplace, V I of the'position in iwhichitisto be a regardless used; 7 H e V j 'Tothese and other ends, theinvention consists' in the novel 7 features and combination of partstobe' hereinafter described and, I

claimed. V 3 1 y l v 1n the accompanying. drawlngszl v, Fig.1,isa reareleva'tionalfviewbfatire carr er provided with a lockembodylngimyimprovementg, v

.' If g. 2 as: a new partly in ':;F1g. 3 S a sectional iew.onllinefigiof 1 4 is a view 1;, showing a different formoftirecarrierwith which lock ina y lbe employedgi f Fig.=5 is a fragmentaryFig-:6 is a sect" Fig. 4.

viewof thepart shown in Fig. 2, showing the manner of ap-, fplication ofthe lock and, T p I clonal: view on line 6- 6 'ofsection; r

-lock and associated brackets 7. r

of automobiles use several different typesof 1 upon; the rear of theirautomobiles.

:mechanisms to carry the spare tires,usually I It-will also beunderstoodthat my improvedpadlock may be used upon practically all ofsuch tire carriers now in use, and thatthe 'particu Y la rforms shownarefmerely illustrative bf 1 the various uses to which thelock maybe putand. are not to be consider ed as showing all In Fig 1 of the drawings I10 atire carrier or'rack which may be secured in any proper way to thebody of anautomobile, upon which rack is mounted; the usual ,tirerim, 11carrying, the tire l2'. The tire operate with the detachable shacklemember; to'prop'e'rly secure the locked-parts together. A stillfurtherobject of myinven-tion is. the

rack i 10, may be provided'with a: pair of lugs 13 and 14, which are,designed to" engage" or have shown Qat overlap the tire rim 11 to holdit-in place. At-

rthe lower side of the rack 10, is secured an L separate 'butcooperating r shackle members, one of which ispermanentljysecuredfltothe lock case and the other of which isdetach shaped bracket l5, havingits horizontal porw a up'iwa dly xt i ng'pe '16, her-- jag, thereinboltopeninglfi a shackleiopen ing 18 and an open-ended recess 19 uponthe ,upper edge.

A clamp or bracket member 20 is pivotally connected to the part 16 ofthe bracket 15, by means of the bolt 21 passing through the bolt opening17 and through a registering opening 22 in the part 20. The bracketmember 20 is also provided with a shackle opening I 23 designed toregister with the opening18,

and with an open-ended notch 24-. in its upper edge designed to registerwith the notch 19 in the member 16. A depending or rejecting lug 25 isprovided at the lower ree end of the bracket member 20, which lug isdesigned to engage the tire rim when in the position shown in Fig. 2,and co-operate with tion referred to above' For thispurpose,I haveprovided a lock comprising a case 30 provided with a lock 0 linder 31,in which operates a key barrel 3 2. g cylinder-is also provided with aspring pressed bolt 33 designed "to be operated by anecoentric lug 34 onthe key barrel. The specific lock mechanism just described may be ofessentially the same character as that shown and described in myco-pending application, Serial No. 6l2,150,filedJanuary 11, 1923.

The lock case is provided with a shackle opening 36 adapted to receivethe stem 37 of a shackle, which as illustrated, is in the form of a boltprovided with a head 38. The stem ofthe shackle is provided with aplurality of V from the side opposite that annular shoulders 39 to beengaged by the bolt 33 to: lock the shackle in position in the lockcase. ga es the shackle is beveled as shown at 410, an the annularshoulders 39 u' on the stem of the shackle member are beve ed upon oneside so that the shackle may be freely inserted into the opening 36regardless of the position ofthe bolt which is cammed rearwardlyl by theengagement of the beveled faces upon the shackled stem and upon the boltto permit the reception of the shackled stem in the opening. The stem 37of the shackle member is designed to be passed through the open.-

ings 18 and 23 and-may be applied thereto upon which the lock casestands.

The lock case is providedwitha second shackle member inthe form of -apost 42, which is permanentlyconnected to the case. As shown, theshackle post may be formed integrally with the lock case and may consistof asubstantially straight post which ex- The end of the bolt 33 whichenin the recesses 19 and 24. While these recesses are open at their endsand are formed upon the upper edge of the bracket members 16 and 20, itwill, of course, be understood that the post 42 could be inserted justas easily through registering perforations similar to those receivingthe shackle stem 37, which maybe used instead of the open-endedrecesses. V

As shown in Fig. 5 the lock case is applied at one side of the twobracket members to be locked together, while the stem 37 of the shacklemember is inserted through the registering openings from the other sideand inserted into the opening 36, where'its shouldered end is engaged bythe lock bolt 33. The proper number of annular shoulders are providedupon the shackle stem 37 so that the lock case may be positioned closelyagainst the bracket member 20, regardless of its thickness. I w.

In Figs. 4 and 6 I have shown a somewhat modified form of tire carrierin which a pair of lugs 52 and 53 are pivoted to the ends of the tirerack 54 and co-operate with a lug 55 to hold the tire in place. Tothe111 s 52 and 53are pivoted links 56'and 57 whic are pivoted together; at58. The link 56 may be as described in-connection with the other figuresof the drawing. The post 42 provided upon the lock case may, in thisinstance, engage the upper side of the link 56 so as to hold the lockfirmly in place and prevent objectionable noise.

While I have shown and described some preferred embodiments of myinvention, it will be understood'that it is not to be limited to all thedetails shown but is capable of modification and variation within thespirit of the invention and within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim issing of a straight headless ost permanently secured tothe case and t e other of said members comprising a headed boltcompletely detachable from the lock body but adapted to be lockedthereto in spaced parallel relation with said first member and on thesameside of the case. p

'2. In combination with a plurality of parts 120 1. In a tire lock, acase, a pair of cooperto be locked together and having aligned openings,a lock case having a pair of members connected thereto, one of saidmembers having a head on one end and being adapted i' to be insertedthrough the openings from one side of the parts, and the other memberbeing secured to the lock case and adapted to be inserted through theopenings from the other side ther'eo 10 a 3. In combination with a pairof members adapted to be locked and having aligned openings, a lockcomprising a case,a bolt adapted to be locked to the case and designedto pass through said openings, and means permanently secured to the caseadapted to engage said members to prevent rotation of the case relativeto the members. r

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 8 day ofFebruary,1924.

rv [HARRY B. PAGE.

